Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.062 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.062 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 135.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0666 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 ha per square kilometre, in 1975.
Zimbabwe ranks 77th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | +98.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.024 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0263 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0294 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0323 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0515 ha per square kilometre | +59.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0514 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0555 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0666 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0601 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 0.062 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.062 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1279 ha per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.062 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0577 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +98.2% | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +59.2% | 0.0323 ha per square kilometre | 0.0515 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | 0.0231 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0352 ha per square kilometre | 0.024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0555 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.061 ha per square kilometre | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | 0.0666 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 74 Madagascar 0.0709 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 Bulgaria 0.0647 ha per square kilometre compare
- 76 Burkina Faso 0.0631 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 Costa Rica 0.0608 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Algeria 0.0579 ha per square kilometre compare
- 80 Sweden 0.0552 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe was 0.062 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0666 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 ha per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Zimbabwe ranks 77th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.